The October 2001 performance of 'Itaipu' by the Los Angeles Master Chorale was met by a rapt, standing ovation and glowing reviews. The Los Angeles Times stated: "What made the evening so engaging was... the gripping level of the Master Chorale's singing." And of the Salonen work: "Salonen's 'Two Songs to Poems of Ann Jaderlund' capture the listenener through seductive tone-clusters, attractive melodic cells and an unflagging sense of musical continuity..." -Los Angeles Times